Welcome to Northwood Estates ...

Northwood Estates is located in Cherokee County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Northwood Estates: Northwood Ests.

Northwood Estates is 600 feet [183 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Northwood Estates lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Northwood Estates (for example, toward Cave Spring (GA)), you will soon leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Codes for Northwood Estates: 256 & 938<3>

Communities Also Named Northwood Estates ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Alabama communities named Northwood Estates: This one is located in Cherokee County and the other is located in Mobile County.

Beyond Alabama, there are 9 communities that are also named Northwood Estates - they are located in Georgia, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, New York, Ohio, South Carolina and Utah.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Northwood Estates.

Communities near Northwood Estates ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Northwood Estates.

Piedmont
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Piedmont is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piedmont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,470 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Piedmont <4>
Hokes Bluff
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hokes Bluff is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hokes Bluff
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,240 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hokes Bluff <4>
Collinsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Collinsville is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,938 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Collinsville <4>
Cedar Bluff
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Bluff is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bluff
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,829 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedar Bluff <4>
Cave Spring
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Cave Spring is located in Floyd County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,074 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cave Spring <4>
Leesburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Leesburg is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,016 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leesburg <4>
Etna
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Etna is located in Polk County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
- Estimated population in 2019: 902 people
Sand Rock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sand Rock is located in Cherokee County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 674 people
Gaylesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Gaylesville is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaylesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gaylesville <4>
Noah
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Noah is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noah

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Northwood Estates. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Northwood Estates.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Northwood Estates. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Northwood Estates.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Northwood Estates. See our Newspapers Page for Northwood Estates.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Northwood Estates ...

Looking for more information about Northwood Estates? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Northwood Estates, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Northwood Estates.

Footnotes ...

<1>	If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Cherokee, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Northwood Estates - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>	When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 256 code has been Overlayed with the 938 area code. New phone numbers in the Northwood Estates area will be assigned with one of these codes: 256 or 938. As a result, placing a call in the Northwood Estates area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.